Yakub Surname

7,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Brunei

Yakub Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakub Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria26,9101:6,583794
India15,3111:50,0993,449
Indonesia10,5771:12,5031,580
Kenya8,0701:5,722792
Somalia4,2641:3,155305
Bangladesh3,7851:42,1022,436
Bulgaria1,5931:4,381624
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Ukraine7901:57,6248,313
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Malaysia7081:41,6593,369
Russia6251:230,59724,770
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
England3001:185,72716,605
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Brunei2011:2,083374
Israel1871:45,7636,128
Tanzania1381:383,63527,683
United Arab Emirates1251:73,2986,920
Canada1051:350,91031,754
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Kazakhstan1011:175,07416,884
Uganda851:459,28627,240
Latvia711:28,8744,428
Guyana561:13,6111,890
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Belarus411:231,73328,176
Kyrgyzstan381:157,17516,712
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Australia281:964,13257,058
Moldova241:148,39015,621
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Yakub (127,731) may also be a first name.

Yakub Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yakub Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yakub (Arabic: ياكوب, Bengali: ইয়াকুব, Hindi: याकूब, Marathi: याकुब, Oriya: ୟାକୁବ, Russian: Якуб, Tibetan: ཡ་ཀུབ་) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yakub.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakub? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,282nd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 93,544 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Yakub are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yakub is also the 8,144th most frequent first name globally, held by 127,731 people.

Yakub is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 26,910 people, or 1 in 6,583. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kwara, where 20 percent reside, Lagos, where 11 percent reside and Kano, where 9 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Yakub Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Yakub surname is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Muslim (94%) in Kenya, Muslim (88%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Yakub surname are 5.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yakub earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.77% less than the national average, earning R 202,536 per year; in United States they earn 30.51% more than the national average, earning $56,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning $51,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakoub918,341/
Yaakub912,945/
Yackub91263/
Yakhub91241/
Yakkub9176/
Yakuub9170/
Yahkub9164/
Yakcub9140/
Hyakub9136/
Yakubh9115/
Ya'kub9114/
Yakubt914/
Yakujb912/
Yiakub911/
Yakaub911/
Yakuib911/
Yakhoub8312,256/
Yaakoub83664/
Ya'akub83144/
Yackoub8319/
Yahkoub833/
Yahakub833/
Yaaakub832/
Yakhubh831/
Yaakcub831/
Yaakhub831/
Yakkoub831/
Hyakoub831/
Yakeubs831/
Yakob8025,370/
Yacub807,707/
Yakup803,169/
Jakub801,891/
Iakub8017/
Yokub8012/
Yakubova7791,059/
Yaakoubd7719/
Aayakhub771/
Yakubowa771/
Hjyaakub771/
Yacoub73123,515/
Yakoob736,055/
Yaqoub733,807/
Yaakob733,295/
Yakoup73447/
Jakoub73352/
Yaacub73154/
Yakkup73122/
Yaakup7389/
Jakaub7365/
Yaquub7335/
Yackob7334/
Yahcub7326/
Yakkob7323/
Yaccub7310/
Ya'kob7310/
Iakoub738/
Yakhob738/
Yackup737/
Yahkup736/
Yaqaub735/
Yaqeub735/
Yakuph734/
Yiakup734/
Yokoub732/
Ya'cub732/
Ya'kup732/
Jaikub731/
Yaqhub731/
Yacaub731/
Iaakub731/
Yakhuv731/
Yakupt731/
Jackub731/
Yaykob731/
Yockub731/
Yaqkob731/
Yagkup731/
Yacuub731/
Jaakub731/
Jaykub731/
Yakoubova711/
Yaacoub671,762/
Yacquub671,151/
Yaquoob67160/
Yaccoub67153/
Yakkoob6752/
Ya'akob6747/
Yakhoob6729/
Giakoub6717/
Yaakoob6714/
Yackoup679/
Yahakup678/
Yaaqoub676/
Ya'acub674/
Yackoob673/
Yahquub673/
Yaackob673/
Ya'akup673/
Yaakcob672/
Yaakouv671/
Yacoubs671/
Yaquoub671/
Jackoub671/
Jakhubh671/
Yakqoob671/
Yaqkoob671/
Yacguub671/
Yacoubd671/
Yacoubh671/
Yahqoub671/
Yakcoob671/
Y'Acoub671/
Yaakkob671/
Yaakoup671/
Jjaakub671/

Yakub Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakub in the Tibetan language
ཡ་ཀུབ་yakub-
Yakub in the Bengali language
ইয়াকুবiyakuba-
Yakub in the Oriya language
ୟାକୁବyakuba86.07
ୟାକୁବ୍yakub11.57
ଯାକୁବyakuba1.35
ୟାକୁyaku0.56
ଆକୁବakuba0.11
ୟାକବୁyakabu0.11
ୟକୁବyakuba0.11
Yakub in the Marathi language
याकुबyakuba83.29
याकूबyakuba8.24
यकुबyakuba2.13
याकबyakaba0.55
याकुवyakuva0.55
यकूबyakuba0.36
याक़ुबyaquba0.26
अयुबayuba0.23
यायुबyayuba0.19
याकुyaku0.19
यक़ुबyaquba0.19
आयुबayuba0.19
याकोबyakoba0.16
युकुबyukuba0.1
याकुसyakusa0.06
यामुबyamuba0.06
योकुबyokuba0.06
याकुनyakuna0.06
याकुलyakula0.06
याकुकyakuka0.06
शाकुबsakuba0.03
चाकुबcakuba0.03
याक़ूबyaquba0.03
याकृबyakrba0.03
आकूबakuba0.03
यामूबyamuba0.03
याकुबाyakuba0.03
याकुषyakusa0.03
य़ाकुबyakuba0.03
कुबkuba0.03
यासुबyasuba0.03
अकुबakuba0.03
याबूबyabuba0.03
यकूसyakusa0.03
साकुबsakuba0.03
याकुमyakuma0.03
याकेबyakeba0.03
Yakub in the Hindi language
याकूबyakuba82.69
याकुबyakuba16.6
यकूबyakuba0.36
यकुबyakuba0.14
याकूवyakuva0.04
़याकूबyakuba0.04
याकू़बyakuba0.03
याकू्बyakuba0.01
य़ाकूबyakuba0.01
याकुवyakuva0.01
याकुब्yakub0
याक़ूबyaquba0
याकूब़yakuba0
याकु़बyakuba0
य़ाकुबyakuba0
Yakub in the Russian language
Якубakub-
Yakub in the Arabic language
ياكوبyakwb-

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